George William Croft
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's2nd district
In office March 4, 1903 – March 10, 1904
Preceded by	W. Jasper Talbert
Succeeded by	Theodore G. Croft
Member of theSouth Carolina House of Representatives fromAiken County
In office November 28, 1882 – December 24, 1883
In office January 8, 1901 – February 22, 1902
Member of theSouth Carolina Senate
In office 1880
Personal details
Born	(1846-12-20)December 20, 1846 Newberry County, South Carolina
Died	March 10, 1904(1904-03-10) (aged 57) Washington, D.C.
Resting place	Aiken, South Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	South Carolina Military Academy University of Virginia
Profession	Attorney
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1864–1865
Battles/wars	American Civil War

George William Croft (December 20, 1846 – March 10, 1904) was aU.S. representative fromSouth Carolina, father ofTheodore Gaillard Croft.

Born inNewberry County, South Carolina, Croft attended the common schools inGreenville, South Carolina. He entered theSouth Carolina Military Academy at Charleston in 1863. Along with all the other cadets at the Citadel, he was mustered into theConfederate States Army in 1864 and served until the close of theCivil War.

He attended theUniversity of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1866 and 1867, where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1869 and commenced practice inAiken, South Carolina, in 1870. He served as president of the State bar association.

He served as member of theState House of Representatives from 1882 to 1883 and 1901–1902. He served in theState Senate in 1880.

Croft was elected as aDemocrat to the Fifty-eighth Congress and served from March 4, 1903, until his death from a splinter^[1] inWashington, D.C., on March 10, 1904. While serving in Congress, he proposed the idea of building apost office in downtown Aiken. Upon his death, his sonTheodore G. Croft was elected to finish his father's term in Congress. His son carried on the idea of building the post office.^[2]He was interred in St. Thaddeus' Episcopal Churchyard,Aiken, South Carolina.

• List of members of the United States Congress who died in office (1900–1949)

• United States Congress."George W. Croft (id: C000921)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• George W. Croft, late a representative from South Carolina, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1905

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